Two-thirds of Hungarian internet users surf web for entertainment

About two-thirds of Hungarian internet-users surf the web for entertainment, according to a survey by Ipsos.

The proportion is slightly more than the 60% average in the survey of 24 countries.

In terms of downloading internet content, Hungarian internet users were close to the global average: 43% use the internet to download music and 34% use it to download films. About 18% of Hungarian internet users watch television online, a little under the 22% average in the survey.

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